2. The current flag of Brazil was
officially adopted on November 15,
1889.
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3. • The flag is green, symbolic of Brazil's lush fields and
forests. Its primary feature is a large yellow diamond,
symbolic of Brazil's wealth in gold, and in its center
floats a blue celestial globe.
4. It includes 27 white five-pointed
stars arranged in the same
pattern as the night sky over
Brazil. The globe displays a
white equatorial band with the
motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO
translation.